big_astrocyte

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by big_astrocyte 12y ago
Imagine every startup in the world moving to SF! The startup world will get trapped in a cycle of exorbitant rents/salaries and exceptionally high burn rates. This would mean that 'real' innovations would more or less die dow
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by big_astrocyte 12y ago
It is not about Islam but about a school of thought which is not only 100% certain in its beliefs (Quran is the literal word of God) but also likes to impose it on others under the banner of "don't hurt our feelings". I'
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by big_astrocyte 12y ago
I'm not sure if I want to see any particular country progress as much as I want to see tech and the world at large progress. I also agree with the fact that when a lot of people skilled in one particular domain gather at one place, ama
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by big_astrocyte 12y ago
Major public transport lines are decided based on how people travel. It would be safe to say that a well designed system would cater to 80% of the distance I travel on any given day. That leaves 20% for ride sharing if I don't feel lik
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by big_astrocyte 12y ago
We already have a ridesharing system which is much cheaper than car ownership and that system is called Public transport. I'm not entirely sure how Uber could turn into a system cheaper than London's tube or Delhi's metro. Pl
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by big_astrocyte 12y ago
This figure might be wrong but the entire US taxi industry makes a revenue of $11 billion per year. Since US forms about 20% of the world's economy, we can assume the global taxi revenue to be $50 billion. Even if Uber takes in 20% fro